clots 1 of 2

plural of clot
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clots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clots
Noun
Types After a cut or injury, the body normally forms clots to stop the bleeding. Health, 21 Sep. 2025 For some patients who cannot move or have more limited mobility, external devices or compression stockings can help prevent clots as well. Paul Sisson, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025 For some patients who cannot move or have more limited mobility, external devices or compression stockings can help prevent clots as well. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025 Studies have shown that both erythritol and xylitol may cause blood platelets to more easily clump — creating clots that can break off and travel to the heart, triggering a heart attack, or to the brain, damaging blood vessels or triggering a stroke. Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 Proteins and lipids and organic clots of fish scales. Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Clotting factors, which are proteins in the blood, work with platelets to form clots. Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 For clots that persist and cause ongoing swelling, procedures like angioplasty and stenting help doctors physically open the vein or remove the obstruction. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025 She was taken off the blood thinners immediately and then had emergency vascular surgery to remove the clots and install a stent to flatten the cyst that was causing the clots. Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clots
Noun
  • If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Its placement in the rankings highlights how coastal areas of China invest in large-scale infrastructure to support their dense urban and industrial clusters.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Place the tubers upside down, allowing plenty of space between the clumps.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Mowing wet grass is messy, sticking to your mower and leaving behind clumps on your lawn that can harbor viruses and look bad.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Deep below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes when a rock falls and blocks their route back to the surface.
    Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Typically, these formations have porous rock layers overlaid by impermeable rock that blocks upward movement.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The sales pitch included the possibility to order small batches, starting from 300 pieces and the possibility to import into Europe with zero percent tax.
    Ellen Groves, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Working in 2 batches, cook sandwiches until toasted and cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The maintenance of this expertise took dedicated chunks of time that had to be spread over lengthy and secure careers.
    Time, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This shock vaporized chunks of the industrial bases of nations around the world, including the United States.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.
    Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
  • For a bunch of idiots, this did not work out too badly.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These cheerful yellow dishes remind us of our grandparents’ tablescapes with colorful arrays of roasted vegetables and desserts filled with fresh berries.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Until now, similar arrays held only hundreds of qubits.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025

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